Proportions of false positive recalls by age and screening round
| Age (y) | First screening round | Second screening round | Third screening round | Fourth screening round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number screened | FP recalls (%) (95% CI) | Number screened | FP recalls (%) (95% CI) | Number screened | FP recalls (%) (95% CI) | Number screened | FP recalls (%) (95% CI) | |
| FP recalls, false positive recalls; 95% CI confidence interval. | ||||||||
| 50–51 | 1193 | 10.6 (8.9, 12.3) | ||||||
| 52–53 | 1090 | 7.4 (5.8, 9.0) | 1193 | 3.8 (2.7, 4.9) | ||||
| 54–55 | 1159 | 7.8 (6.3, 9.3) | 1090 | 4.0 (2.8, 5.2) | 1193 | 3.5 (2.5, 4.5) | ||
| 56–57 | 1084 | 8.6 (6.9, 10.3) | 1159 | 3.2 (2.2, 4.2) | 1090 | 3.2 (2.2, 4.2) | 1193 | 3.3 (2.3, 4.3) |
| 58–59 | 1274 | 7.1 (5.7, 8.5) | 1084 | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) | 1159 | 2.8 (1.9, 3.7) | 1090 | 2.7 (1.7, 3.7) |
| 60–61 | 1490 | 7.4 (6.1, 8.7) | 1274 | 1.8 (1.1, 2.5) | 1084 | 3.3 (2.2, 4.4) | 1159 | 2.2 (1.4, 3.0) |
| 62–63 | 1212 | 7.4 (5.9, 8.9) | 1490 | 2.9 (2.0, 3.8) | 1274 | 2.6 (1.7, 3.5) | 1084 | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) |
| 64–65 | 1212 | 3.0 (2.0, 4.0) | 1490 | 3.5 (2.6, 4.4) | 1274 | 3.1 (2.1, 4.1) | ||
| 66–67 | 1212 | 3.3 (2.3, 4.3) | 1490 | 2.6 (1.8, 3.4) | ||||
| 68–69 | 1212 | 3.4 (2.4, 4.4) | ||||||
| Total | 8502 | 8.0 (7.4, 8.6) | 8502 | 3.1 (2.7, 3.5) | 8502 | 3.2 (2.8, 3.6) | 8502 | 2.9 (2.5, 3.3) |